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Hispanics Delivered by Border Midwives Are Having Trouble Getting U.S. Passportsnew
David Hernandez just wants his passport, but the State Department won't give it to him. There is a history of midwife deception along the border, so the U.S. government has to be sure applicants are not using fraudulently filed birth certificates. Thus far, Hernandez has not convinced them that his is the real McCoy.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
12-23-2008 |
Sex
Midwived Texans Cast into Citizenship 'Black Hole'new
A trio of recently filed federal lawsuits allege that the State Department is blacklisting kids born the ol'-fashioned way.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-17-2008 |
Children & Families
What is the Country Reports On Terrorism?new
Country Reports On Terrorism is published each spring by the State Department. The State Department doesn't do it out of the goodness of its bureaucratic heart. The report is mandated by Congress. It is an ugly catalog of who's blowing up whom and it's not pretty.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-16-2008 |
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